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The purpose of the certification-only alternative teacher certification program is to offer an alternative teacher certification pathway for people seeking employment in positions requiring Louisiana teacher licensure.
Note: This program is for people who are not already certified and are seeking initial certification. For those who already have Louisiana state teaching certification and wish to add additional certifications, please contact the Graduate Coordinator for the Department of Teaching & Learning.
After successful completion of all requirements, students may be recommended for certification through the Louisiana Department of Education.
Due to the coursework requirements typical of education courses, which frequently include clinical practice hours, the Department of Teaching & Learning considers fulltime enrollment to be 6 credit hours per semester for graduate students enrolled in programs through Teaching & Learning.
A person seeking to become a teacher must maintain academic standards and demonstrate qualifications for successful teaching including satisfactory performance in clinical practice. Therefore, the College of Education at Southeastern Louisiana University reserves the right to recruit, admit and retain in the Professional Program in Teacher Education only those students who show evidence of being capable of performing in an acceptable professional manner. Enrollment in the professional program does not guarantee that a student will receive the degree or certification sought simply because he/she completes a number of courses or is in clinical practice for the required number of hours.
Certification requirements are specified by the State Legislature and/or the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and coordinated by the State Department of Education. While programs at Southeastern’s are designed to meet the requirements of the State Department of Education, it is the State Department that grants certification. These requirements are subject to periodic modification, which may not occur at times appropriate for inclusion in the annual publication of the University Catalog. It is the responsibility of the students to make periodic checks for such changes with their academic advisors and/or department head.
To be considered for full SARTE status, an applicant must:
Determination of SARTE status will be determined following the posting of grades for the first semester of enrollment in the alternative certification program.
Ongoing screening of each student utilizing the standards of the Professional Program in Teacher Education will occur each semester of a student’s enrollment.
Students demonstrating inappropriate behaviors or dispositions for being successful in the teaching profession will be referred for a Professional Performance Review. A review may result in:
As part of the College of Education’s focus on performance-based outcomes, students enrolled in the Teacher Preparation Program will submit products to the current electronic assessment system.
The products will allow students to demonstrate their understanding of how they meet the program outcomes; provide a process by which students can become reflective practitioners to foster continuous improvement; document growth in the program and demonstrate how all students meet the requirements for knowledge, skills, and professional and ethical behavior required by the state for initial certification.
The Louisiana State Department of Education regulations for certification of teachers require that students complete their clinical practice teaching under the control and supervision of the institution in which they are enrolled. The Teaching Residency/ Internship semesters must be then taken in the last Fall and Spring semesters of the program. To be eligible for teaching residency, students must:
In order to remain in the teaching internship, students are expected to meet and maintain desirable professional, physical and oral standards consistent with their positions in the public schools. A student who fails or is directed to withdraw from a teaching residency or internship must complete a one semester Professional Improvement Plan prior to a second residency/ internship experience. A student may not attempt a teaching residency/internship class a third time.
Once a student has entered either the residency or internship course sequence, the student may not switch from one to the other. Additionally, to be able to enroll in the second semester of the internship, students must
To be recommended by Southeastern to the State Department of Education for full teacher certification, the following conditions must be met
The teacher resident will follow the school district’s calendar and will report to the school in the summer when teachers arrive for the school year (or December for the spring teacher resident). This will be prior to the first day of class on the University academic calendar. The teacher resident reports at the designated time for school district teachers each day and will remain at the school for 60% of the instructional time for the first semester. Student teaching residency for the second semester is 100% of the instructional time, and the teacher resident will remain at the school until regular dismissal of teaching personnel. The hours involved in the second semester teaching residency will be approximately 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (i.e. whatever the school hours are for the residency school), Monday through Friday.
The teacher resident will be assigned to complete his/her teaching residency away from the campus community; therefore, teacher residents must expect that they may be asked to make arrangements to be at the assigned teaching site for part of the time during their first semester and full time during their second semester of their residency. The Director of Clinical Practice and Residency will make the assignments for each teacher resident. The assignment is made with the cooperation of the hosting school district and school. While placements for teaching residents will be made as close to their official address as possible, some may have to travel to be able to reach a site with the appropriate placement requirements for the certification and hosting mentor teacher.
It is recommended that Certification-Only students take no more than two additional courses during their teaching residency. It is more important to ensure success in the courses taken than a speedy completion of the program.
Students enrolled in the Certification-Only Alternate Program may be eligible to receive a Practitioner License (PL) 2 through the Louisiana Department of Education. The PL allows students to teach while pursuing alternate certification. The PL may be issued for one school year, renewed annually, and held for a maximum of three years while completing the program. To be eligible for renewal, students must remain enrolled in the program and complete nine hours each year, unless fewer hours are needed to complete the program. Please consult the State Department of Education website, the school district certification office, and / or the Dean’s Office for current policies regarding the PL.
Students who hold a PL and are employed in a position meeting all requirements listed below, may complete two semesters of internship in lieu of the Teaching Residency. The internship should be completed as close to the end of the program as possible. Internships must be completed in a school approved by Southeastern. Principals at participating schools must sign an Internship Agreement with Southeastern.
It is highly recommended that people wishing to complete the internship have worked at least one semester at the school prior to beginning the official internship semesters. This will ensure that there is time to locate and train an appropriate mentor teacher and supports at the employing school for a successful teaching internship experience.
To qualify for an internship, a student must meet all of the requirements for the Teaching Residency and have:
Additionally, the internship school and teaching intern will provide the Office of Clinical Practice and Residency:
The teaching intern will not be allowed to enroll in the teaching intern course if teaching position does not meet all of the requirements.
Additionally, students will not be allowed to enroll in the second semester of the internship until all required Praxis exams for certification have been completed.
Note: The candidate is responsible for submitting the above documents the semester prior to beginning the internship. A complete packet should be submitted rather than item by item. Authorization to register for an internship will not be granted until all documents have been submitted.
Please consult your advisor for the sequence of coursework.
EPSY 603………………………………………………………………………………….3 hours
EPSY 605………………………………………………………………………………….3 hours
MAT 630……………………………………………………………………………………3 hours
EDUC 651………………………………………………………………………………….3 hours
EDUC 654………………………………………………………………………………….3 hours
EDUC 657………………………………………………………………………………….3 hours
EDUC 678…………………………………………………………………………….……3 hours
EDUC 679………………………………………………………………………………….3 hours
Teaching……………………………………………………………………………………6 hours
Residents take MAT 682 and 692
Interns take MAT 687 and 688
Program Total……………………………………………………………………………. 30 hours
Grades K-12 with Focus Area
Art, Health and Physical Education, French, Spanish, Music (Instrumental), and Music (Vocal)
EPSY 603………………………………………………………………………………….3 hours
EPSY 605………………………………………………………………………………….3 hours
MAT 630……………………………………………………………………………………3 hours
MAT 650……………………………………………………………………………………3 hours
MAT 660……………………………………………………………………………………3 hours
SPED 600………………………………………………………………………………….3 hours
EDUC 664…………………………………………………………………………….……3 hours
Methods course as appropriate to certification area.………………………………….3 hours
{SPED 667 (PE), EDUC 654 (French, Spanish), EDUC 647 (Art, Music-Instrumental, Music- Vocal)}
Teaching……………………………………………………………………………………6 hours
Residents take MAT 682 and 692
Interns take MAT 687 and 688
Program Total……………………………………………………………………………. 30 hours
Secondary Grades 6-12 with Focus Area
Biology, Business Education, Chemistry, English, Mathematics, Physics, Social Studies, and Speech
EPSY 603………………………………………………………………………………….3 hours
EPSY 605………………………………………………………………………………….3 hours
MAT 630……………………………………………………………………………………3 hours
MAT 650...………………………………………………………………………………….3 hours
MAT 660...………………………………………………………………………………….3 hours
SPED 600.………………………………………………………………………………….3 hours
EDUC 664…………………………………………………………………………….……3 hours
Methods course as appropriate to certification area………..………………………….3 hours
{EDUC 651 (Social Studies), EDUC 654 (English, Speech), EDUC 679 (Biology, Chemistry, Mathematic, Physics), EDUC 647 (Business)
Teaching……………………………………………………………………………………6 hours
Residents take MAT 682 and 692
Interns take MAT 687 and 688
Program Total……………………………………………………………………………. 30 hours
Special Education Early Intervention: Birth-5
Required Coursework
ECE 601. ………………………………………………………………………………….3 hours
SPED 680………………………………………………………………………………….3 hours
SPED 682 …………………………………………………………………………………3 hours
SPED 683………………………………………………………………………………….3 hours
SPED 685………………………………………………………………………………….3 hours
SPED 688………………………………………………………………………………….3 hours
SPED 689…………………………………………………………………………….……3 hours
EDUC 677 ...……………………………………………………………………………….3 hours
EDUC 678………………………………………………………………………………….3 hours
Teaching……………………………………………………………………………………6 hours
Residents take MAT 682 and 692
Interns take MAT 687 and 688
Program Total……………………………………………………………………………. 33 hours
Special Education Grades 1-5
ESPY 605 …………………………………………………………………………………3 hours
SPED 600………………………………………………………………………………….3 hours
SPED 608 …………………………………………………………………………………3 hours
SPED 612………………………………………………………………………………….3 hours
SPED 663………………………………………………………………………………….3 hours
EDUC 654………………………………………………………………………………….3 hours
EDUC 661…………………………………………………………………………….……3 hours
EDUC 677....……………………………………………………………………………….3 hours
EDUC 679………………………………………………………………………………….3 hours
Teaching……………………………………………………………………………………6 hours
Residents take MAT 682 and 692
Interns take MAT 687 and 688
Program Total……………………………………………………………………………… 33 hours
Special Education Grades 6-12 with Focus Area
ESPY 605 ………………………………………………………………………………….3 hours
EDUC 658………………………………………………………………………………….3 hours
EDUC 664.…………………………………………………………………………………3 hours
SPED 600………………………………………………………………………………….3 hours
SPED 603………………………………………………………………………………….3 hours
SPED 608………………………………………………………………………………….3 hours
SPED 612…………………………………………………………………………….……3 hours
SPED 663....……………………………………………………………………………….3 hours
Methods course as appropriate to certification area…………………………………. 3 hours
EDUC 651 (Social Studies), EDUC 654 (English), EDUC 679 (Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics).
Teaching…………………………………………………………………………………… 6 hours
Residents take MAT 682 and 692
Interns take MAT 687 and 688
Program Total……………………………………………………………………………. 33 hours
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